# Yerwaghat Village, Khairlanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/yerwaghat/ Village · Khairlanji, Balaghat # Yerwaghat Yerwaghat is a village in Khairlanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,696 people in 685 households**, the 16th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%. - 2,696people (2011) - 685households - 78.9%literacy - 1,056females per 1,000 males ## Yerwaghat PIN code and other codes Yerwaghat falls in Khairlanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhairlanji - Census village code497472 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Yerwaghat from nearby towns? - Khairlanji (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)48 km by road - Waraseoni (nearest town)29 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Yerwaghat? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Yerwaghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siragpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Yerwaghat known for? The main crops are **dhan, chana and tuar**. About 53% of the 879 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Yerwaghat Of every 100 households in Yerwaghat in 2011, 51 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Yerwaghat · ■ Khairlanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **66% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **88% Tap water ****31%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****34%** **30% Television ****6%** **13% Mobile phone ****9%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Yerwaghat? ■ Yerwaghat · ■ Khairlanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **79.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **983 Working population ****55.2%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 70.9% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 698 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (5%) · **■** Marginal 668 (45%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Khairlanji - Kinhi2,838 people - Kharkhadi2,734 people - Nawegaon2,731 people - Katori2,726 people - Pulputta2,691 people - Sakadi2,633 people - Bitodi2,516 people - Satona2,420 people [All 84 villages in Khairlanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Yerwaghat from Balaghat?48 km by road - What is the population of Yerwaghat?2,696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yerwaghat in?Balaghat district (Khairlanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Yerwaghat?78.9% (Census 2011)